You've heard Harry's side of those stories -- but don't you want to hear my side?

Hermione's Point of View. Based on events in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

EDIT: This story, which was written almost a year ago, is undergoing a sort of Spring Cleaning. In other words, I am revising and resubmitting the chapters to take care of the things that now make me cringe. Rereads and new Reviews are welcome!

You write her VERY well. You also do a brilliant job of meshing the canon quotes with your own writing. I would never guess there were two authors working if those asterisks didn't show up and bother me all the time. Can't wait to read the next bit ...

Arthur Weasley has an obsession. He can’t keep it off his mind. It tinges every thought in his head and consumes his dreams. He can’t concentrate on anything else. His friends, the ones who haven’t given him up as a bad job, tell him he’s crazy and he knows they’re probably right. But that’s not even the worst part. Do you know what the worst part is?

Oooh, I like it. I like it a lot. I get a real sense of Ginny here -- her fire, her determination. Having read your Arthur/Molly stuff, I definitely see a similarity between her and her mother. The bit about her mother is a little jarring to me, though. The rest of the poem is definitely set in the moment, whereas the end shifts the focus, throwing me off a little. Just a thought.

Author's Response: Thanks! Yeah, the bit about Molly is different. *shrugs* This poem really isn't that good. It was my first Harry Potter poem, and probably the fifth of my life.

Summary: For and about all the Harry Potter characters who made choices, for good or ill, according to what they thought, rather than what was expected from them because of their house, blood status, etc.

Very interesting concept to base a poem on. I've always loved that theme in the HP books. The format isn't one I'm used to, and I'd have to analyze it for a LONG TIME to give any constructive criticism. Sorry, friend. I am too tired to analyze right now.

Summary: Alexander Jameson has spent his last two years at the Cairo Auror office riding a desk. When a case finally comes along that the Head feels he is suited for, he jumps at the chance to take it. Now he must solve a murder, figure out the significance of the murdered man’s missing ring, and keep the only witness to the death safe. But those things turn out to be much more difficult than he expected when they are combined with the added task of safe-guarding his heart.

This is hogwartsbookworm of Hufflepuff writing for the 2011 Mysterious May Challenge in the Great Hall, Prompt #2.

The title is a rewording of a quote from Shakespeare's Merchant of Vencie.

When I started to read, I was expecting that it would be about a specific character. You know, the death scene of one of our faves. I am happily surprised to find no character specifics! There's an eerie quality to this piece that seems to suggest, 'this could be you'. Very nice.

Author's Response: Well... thank you. I'm not sure I like the idea of telling my readers it could be them, but apparently you liked it, so I guess I'm glad.

So ... I already tried to post this once. It didn't work, so I'm going to rewrite it. Hope it works this time.

I love this. I love how it's built around this minuscule moment in the canon book which takes on such enormous significance by the end of the story. I love your interpretation of the image in the mirror -- how Harry's parents are actually THERE, not just pictures. I also love the sense of wholeness we get about Lily's life. You reference friendships and histories that we don't have at our fingertips, and it makes the character so much more real.